SCHEDULE OF COURSES FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL B.COMM. YEARS
SECOND YEAR
First Semester - Core
Code
Course Title
MA217 Statistical Methods for Business
MK207 Action Marketing
MG308 Organisational Behaviour
EC209 Managerial Economics
AY207 Management Accounting I
FA206 Skills for Work Life
ECTS
5
5
5
5
5
5
Second Semester - Core
Code
Course Title
AY208 Business Finance I
MG325 Employment Relations
EC213 Macroeconomics
MS217 Information and Operations Management
ECTS
5
5
5
5
Optional
AY209
EC247
OR
EC259
IE226
MA218
MG206
MK206
MS203
*CI200
International Financial Reporting I
Introduction to Financial Economics
5
5
Economics of Public Policy
Quality Management
Advanced Statistical Methods for Business
Management of Organisational Change
Consumer Behaviour
Information Systems Management
Doing Business in China – Language & Culture I
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Students are required to choose two optional modules from the above list, and are not permitted to choose two
options with the same module prefix.
*CI200 offered subject to available resources, class size is limited to 20 students. No change of mind facility offered
for this module. Students must attend from the start of week 2 of term at the latest.
THIRD YEAR
Students must pass modules to a total of 60 ECTS credits.
The 60 ECTS credits must be derived in the following way:
(a) 15 ECTS obligatory for all students:
Code
Title
ECTS
EC423 Ireland in the Global Economy
5
MG334 Strategic Management
5
FA318 Innovation, Creativity & Enterprise 5
Semester
Semester I
Semester II
Semester II
(b) Students must select one of the streams listed below and pass modules to a
total of 25 ECTS in that stream (including modules indicated as obligatory for that stream):
 Accounting
Economics
Marketing
Management of Human Resources
Business Information Systems
(c) Make up the remaining 20 ECTS credits either from options from the additional modules listed from the same
stream or from the list of elective modules.
SUBJECT STREAMS (FINAL YEAR)
ACCOUNTING
The following are the obligatory modules for the stream (25 ECTS):
Code
Title
ECTS
Semester
Prerequisites
AY308 Taxation I
5
Semester I
AY321 Management Accounting II
5
Semester I Mgmt. Acc. I
AY322 Management Accounting III 5
Semester II Mgmt. Acc. II
AY325 Int Financial Reporting II
5
Semester I
AY326 Int. Fin. Reporting III
5
Semester II Int. Fin. Rep. II
Additional Accounting modules (which are optional within the stream):
AY314 Business Finance II
5
Semester II
AY319 Taxation II
5
Semester II Taxation I
B.Comm. students who are not registered for the Accounting Stream, but who are registered for 20 ECTS of Law
courses, can register for Taxation I to enable them to join the LL.B. programme at Second Year stage.
ECONOMICS (25 ECTS)
The obligatory modules for this stream are:
Code
Title
ECTS
EC425 Topics in Microeconomic
Theory
5
EC422 Applied Econometrics
5
Semester
Semester 1
Semester 1
Additional Economics modules in this stream may be taken from the following list of options on offer:
EC345
EC369
EC382
EC325
EC357
EC362
Health Economics
5
Semester I
Money & Banking
5
Semester I
International Economics
5
Semester II
History of Economic Thought 5
Semester II
Development Economics
5
Semester II
Economics of Financial
Markets
5
Semester II
EC386 Public Economics
5
Semester II
EC388 Environmental and
5
Semester II
Natural Resource Economics
EC424 Topics in Macroeconomic
Theory
5
Semester II
Prerequisites:. Students wishing to pursue postgraduate studies in Economics are advised to take EC422 Applied
Econometrics.
All of these options may not be available each year.
BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The following are the obligatory modules for the stream (25 ECTS):
Code
Title
ECTS
Semester Prerequisites
MS410 Information Systems Project
Management
5
Semester I
MS402 Management Decision
Systems
5
Semester I
MS218 Database Technologies
5
Semester I
MS219 E-Business
5
Semester II
MS412 Information Systems
Innovation
5
Semester II
Additional MIS modules (which are optional within the stream):
MS110 Business Systems Analysis
5
Semester 1
MS321 Web and Interactive
Media Design
5
Semester I
MS411 Contemporary Issues in
Information Systems
5
Semester I
MS403 Information Systems Strategy
And Planning
5
Semester I
MS319 Enterprise Systems
5
Semester II
MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
The following are the obligatory modules for the stream (25 ECTS):
Code
Title
ECTS
Semester Prerequisites
MG328 Human Resource Management 5
Semester I
MG327 Global Employment Relations 5
Semester I
MG326 Employee Relations: Rights &
Obligations
5
Semester I
MG333 Cross Cultural Management
5
Semester II
MG332
Work and Organisations
5
Semester II
MARKETING
The following are the obligatory modules for the stream (25 ECTS):
Code
Title
ECTS
Semester Prerequisites
MK 301 Marketing Research
10
Semester I
MK 303 Global Marketing
5
Semester II
MK 312 Marketing Policy & Strategy 10
Semester II MktgResearch
Additional Marketing modules (which are optional within the stream):
Code
Title
ECTS
Semester
MK311 The Marketing of Services
5
Semester I
MK314 Media & Marketing
Communications
5
Semester I
MK341 Brand Management
5
Semester II
ELECTIVES AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER I
Code
Course Title
AY325 Int. Fin. Reporting II
AY321 Management Accounting II
EC422 Applied Econometrics
EC369 Money & Banking
EC345 Health Economics
MS402 Management Decision Systems
MS321 Web and Interactive Media Design
MG328 Human Resource Management
MG307 New Enterprise Development
MK311 The Marketing of Services
MK314 Media & Marketing Communications
IE309
Operations Research
LW427 European Union Law I
LW333 Comparative Competition Law
LW377 Company Law I
LW423 Advanced Business Law
LW356 Industrial & Intellectual Property Law
LW364 International Trade Law
*CI300
ECTS
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Doing Business in China – Lang. & Culture I 5
ELECTIVES AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 2
AY314 Business Finance II
AY322 Management Accounting III
EC362 Economics of Financial Markets
EC382 International Economics
EC424 Topics in Macroeconomic Theory
EC386 Public Economics
MS319 Enterprise Systems
MS219 E-Business
MG333 Cross Cultural Management
MG323 International Business
MK303 Global Marketing
MK341 Brand Management
IE319
Operations Strategy
IE345
Logistics and Transportation
LW428 European Union Law II
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Prerequisites
Mgmt. Acc. I
Business Law
LW426
LW378
LW372
LW374
LW382
AY326
*CI301
EU Competition Law
5
Company Law II
5
Insurance Law
5
Banking Law
5
International Business Law
5
Int. Fin. Reporting III
5
Doing Business in China – Lang. & Culture II 5
Int. Fin. Rep. II
Lang. & Cult. I
*CI300 and CI301 are offered subject to available resources, class size is limited to 20 students per module. No
change of mind facility offered for these modules. Students must attend from the start of week 2 of term
at the latest.